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Siebel Functional Test Analyst required to join a large implementation programme. Working for a high profile organisation, this is an excellent opportunity to work in an excellent working environment – £275 – £300 per day

As the Siebel Functional Test Analyst you will be involved in the performance testing in a complex Siebel CRM implementation. As part of a large team you will have to have proven experience testing web applications including scripting and execution and previous experience with Open STA. Naturally a solid knowledge of Sieble / OBI applications and performance testing experience are a must but any experience with large customer marketing programs would be of massive benefit.

Vacancy Details

The role is programming, developing and debugging embedded C code for real-time advanced driver systems. You will program software primarily in C but with some C++ on routine and control algorithms, perform static analysis. in addition you will be customer focused and promote the capabilities of this software consultancy so it is expected you will also develop training materials, promotional literature.

Skills Required

You will be degree qualified and have previous C programming experience in either automotive, rail, aerospace, defence or other safety critical applications. Knowledge of MISRA standards would be useful but not essential as would exposure to CANoe, Matlab

The company is a long established and respective automotive consultancy with excellent fringe benefits.

Lead Software Test Engineer required for a successful electromechanical company in East Anglia to work on Embedded Software.

As Lead Software Test Engineer you will be performing tests on devices to ensure they meet customer requirements. You will be testing the functionality of measuring devices and communications such as SMS and LPR (Low Powered Radio) as well as Zigbee.

Working within the Test & Validation department you will be working on projects for the consumer market, performing software tests and communication tests on measuring devices. This role is black box testing on embedded software.

Candidates for the position of Lead Software Test Engineer should be degree qualified or equivalent in electronics or similar with proven testing of communications (ideally SMS, Zigbee and LPR) as well as electrical based devices.

On offer is a fantastic working environment, with a competitive salary and benefits including 8% Pension Scheme, Death in Service, Healthcare, Flexi time and 25 days holiday.

Our client is located in East Anglia and is commutable from Cambridgeshire, Kettering, Peterborough, North Bedfordshire, West Norfolk, King’s Lynn, Northants, Northamptonshire, Leicester, Gratham and South Lincolnshire.

Are you a highly competent Software Tester? Would you like to work for a market leading and global PLC software house at the cutting edge of technology who really reward their staff on merit, if so, I have a superb opportunity !

My client is seeking a talented senior individual who is passionate about automated testing who will be responsible for the QA and testing phase of software development projects. Responsibilities will cover the complete lifecycle of testing activities, including preparation of test plans and test cases, execution of tests, replication of faults, test reporting, retesting and closeout.

You will have competence in much of the following ;

develop and implement test suites and scripts for automated testing

liaise with and perhaps mentor a small team of automated test engineers based in Bangalore, India

developing test plans and scripts exercising the full range of available functionality

testing in multiple domains (performance, usability, functional etc)

execution of tests in accordance with plans and release schedules

accurate reporting on test execution

maintaining the quality of the tested deliverables and defects

configuration of test environments

reporting to QA Manager on progress in developing test suites and documentation of the test framework

working with development to clarify expected system behaviour.

You should also have much of the following

exposure to open source web testing tools

the ability to lead a remote team to develop and implement automated tests

ability to create automated tests for Web Server Technologies

experience in scripting automated tests for both new products and product maintenance

The Role

In a break from the norm, Testers are seen as equals to their colleagues in Software Engineering. With that in mind we are looking for a Tester to work closely with the developers and someone who can hold their own when it comes to programming (C# preferably). Your role in the software development lifecycle is to stress and attempt to break everything put in front of you. This is a highly technical role and you will be testing both API and GUI layers. You will also be responsible for writing automated test code (C# and NUnit). Writing Test Plans and writing and executing Test Cases.

Person Profile

Degree or equivalent

Either a Developer (C#) who has been Testing you own work or a Tester with solid Programming expertise (capable of writing automated test code using C# and/or NUnit)

Capable of writing Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Cases

A passion for Software Testing and committed to a career in Test

Technical environment

C#

NUnit

SQL

SQL Server

Test Case Management

White Box Testing

Vacancy Contact Details

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My client are looking for a software test technician/engineer to create a new department within the company. The company specialises in control and test systems for the automotive, aerospace and marine industries.

The ideal candidate will have experience in software testing, C and C++. The role will allow candidates to build a department from scratch and implement new procedures and techniques as they see fit. The role will involve testing programmes that have been written in C or C++ and feeding back the results to the software engineering department. The ideal candidate must be able to work on their own and have an affinity with mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering.

This is a unique role and will offer an exciting challenge to the right candidate.

Due to an exciting period of expansion a leading global provider of entertainment related software are looking to increase their test development function at their modern Surrey offices.

On a day to day basis you will be involved in the development of producing bespoke test scripts for a variety of exciting entertainment software products hence a strong understanding of both development and testing processes is required.

To perform this role you will ideally have skills in the following:

C/C++

Manual Software testing

Automated testing and the development of automated scripts

Any experience in video gaming or simulation software would be a huge bonus

This would be an excellent opportunity for a strong C++ developer looking to step into a role more focused on Quality Assurance and product testing, with a real chance to help towards the creation of innovative automated test methods for a world class set of products.

Complete with excellent salary and superb benefits, as well as a clearly defined career path this is a role not to be missed.

Software Test Engineer | Linux | Real Time Trading Systems role within this hugely successful developer of real time trading platforms. Our client seems to be bucking the current economic trend with a strong and growing order book. You will be involved with producing test scripts, have the ability to identify problems within test scripts and be involved with acceptance testing. Experience in these areas is required within a Linux environment together with a mix of manual test and test automation experience. You MUST HAVE testing experience within either real time trading software, FIX messaging protocol or data feeds. Please only apply if you meet these strict requirements.

Are you a highly competent Software Tester? Would you like to work for a market leading and global PLC software house at the cutting edge of technology who really reward their staff on merit, if so, I have a superb opportunity !

My client is seeking a talented senior individual who is passionate about automated testing who will be responsible for the QA and testing phase of software development projects.

Responsibilities

complete lifecycle of testing activities

preparation of test plans and test cases

execution of tests

replication of faults

test reporting

retesting and closeout.

You will have competence in much of the following ;

develop and implement test suites and scripts for automated testing

liaise with and perhaps mentor a small team of automated test engineers based in Bangalore, India

Develop test plans and scripts exercising the full range of available functionality

testing in multiple domains (performance, usability, functional etc)

execution of tests in accordance with plans and release schedules

accurate reporting on test execution, the quality of the tested deliverables and defects

configuration of test environments

reporting to QA Manager on progress in developing test suites and documentation of the test framework

working with development to clarify expected system behaviour.

You should also have much of the following –

exposure to open source web testing tools

the ability to lead a remote team to develop and implement automated tests

ability to create automated tests for Web Server Technologies

experience in scripting automated tests for both new products and product maintenance